‘Mad Max’ and ‘The Big Short’ Win America Cinema Editors’ Top Prizes

“Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Big Short” were named the best-edited feature films of 2015 at the American Cinema Editors’ ACE Eddie Awards on Friday night.

“Mad Max” won in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category, while “The Big Short” won in the comedy category. Both were clear favorites going into the show, and both are nominated for the Oscar for film editing, along with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Sicario” and “Spotlight.”

The awards for animated feature and documentary feature went to “Inside Out” and “Amy,” respectively.

Steve Pond, awards editor at TheWrap, is also author of the L.A. Times bestseller The Big Show. He has been covering entertainment for more than two decades, and is the industry's most knowledgeable Academy Awards prognosticator.